humiliated 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of humiliatednext
as in embarrassed

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humiliated

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verb

past tense of humiliate
as in discredited
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humiliated
  1. embarrassed
  2. abashed
  3. humbled
  4. disgraced
  5. degraded
  6. confused
Adjective
  • One game after being badly embarrassed on the offensive end in Minnesota, the Lakers were clobbered on the other end in Miami — their body language, their lack of energy and worst of all, their general lack of fight all reasons for serious concern.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Even if people were embarrassed by their own tastes, the feature has always been a key element of Spotify’s appeal as a streaming platform.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of embarrassed
Adjective
  • But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
    New York Times, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
    Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
Definition of abashed
Verb
  • Francis was humbled and gratified by this rare opportunity because there was no way of attending the one in Villavallelonga without an invitation.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Though a lot of hiking in flat Florida feels like a walk in the park, we were humbled time and time again by the trials of this trail.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of humbled
Verb
  • The series, which comes from Fresh Produce Media, follows disgraced astrophysicist Veronica Chapel (Brewster) through a high-stakes adventure of astronomical proportions – and even bigger ethical dilemmas.
    Peter White, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Unable to reinvent itself after disgraced former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested for breach of trust and misusing company assets back in November 2018, Nissan recently announced that its profits this year will be 70% lower than expected and suffered a $60 million loss last quarter.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgraced
Verb
  • And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Iran, meanwhile, has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • However, the Madea star said his science teacher then asked him about dissecting the animal, which confused a young Perry.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Not to be confused with the unrelated Veemo velomobile, the VeMoo was invented by French entrepreneurs Sebastian Hurstel and Arnaud Audrezet.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
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